Hurricane Katrina

At this time Hurricane Katrina continues to move northward, now located in northeast Mississippi. It appears as though New Orleans was spared the worst of the storm, but it will be days before the full extent of the damage is known. As luck would have it, my business travel has put me square in the path of the storm track, in Wilmington, Ohio. By the time it reaches here (late tonight and tomorrow), it should be no more than a tropical depression, but that still means lots of rain and some concerns for flooding. I have just learned that the storm has now been downgraded to a tropical storm. Check back here tomorrow for more observations.